Introduction to Hong Kong Innovative Users Group

Libraries in Hong Kong have a fine tradition of cooperation and knowledge sharing. Founded in 1996, the Hong Kong Innovative Users Group (HKIUG) is among the most successful examples of these collaborative efforts. When it was first established, the aim of the Group was to liaise among local academic libraries to resolve mutual problems, and to seek common practices in using the INNOPAC (now Innovative Millennium) library system. Over the years, the HKIUG has been enriched by additional members from government and special libraries. Now, the Group also serves as a discussion forum for important library development issues, such as Unicode implementation, metadata standards, union catalogue, reciprocal borrowing, linking and access to electronic resources, wireless applications, etc. As of July 2009, the HKIUG has 17 members from Hong Kong and Macau.

2009- 2010 HKIUG Standing Committee:

Chairs and Secretaries of the HKIUG Standing Committees 1996-2008:

Annual Meetings of HKIUG:

The meetings are usually held in late November or early December and consist of a two-day program of presentations by local and overseas libraries, and staff of Innovative Interfaces, Inc. The meetings also feature panel discussion sessions and exhibits from major library and information service vendors.

As the most important annual event in Hong Kong on innovation, technology and libraries, the HKIUG Annual Meetings draw an enthusiastic response. Each year, nearly 300 local and overseas library professionals attend the Meeting, including colleagues from Millennium user libraries in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and parts of South East Asia.

Publications / Presentation about HKIUG:

• 香港 Innovative用戶協會簡介

• The Hong Kong Innovative Users Group: A Successful Story of Library Development through Collaboration

• The HKIUG Unicode Project

• 何以業. "香港 Innovative用戶組重訂《單一碼與 CCCII/EACC對應表》"

• 何 以業, 劉麗芝. "香港 INNOPAC圖書館轉換中文符內碼的經驗 CCCII 對應 Unicode"

• Chan, Ivan. "8th Annual Hong Kong Innovative Users Group Meeting, 3-4 December 2007", Hong Kong Library Association Newsletter, No. 77, Dec 2007, p. 14-15

• "A Very Successful HKIUG Annual Meeting", Notes, from HKUST Library, Issue No. 63, February 2007

Terms of reference for the HK(JULAC)IUG:
(11 Oct 1996) 
1.To liaise among members to resolve mutual problems and to seek common practice; 
2.To make recommendations to JULAC and Innovative Interfaces Inc.; 
3.To enhance communication with other local and overseas Innopac sites and users groups.